…says 868,764 students constitute majority of voters in Edo
For the Edo and Ondo states forthcoming governorship elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that a total of 2,629,025 voters have been successfully registered to vote in the Edo poll, while in Ondo State, a 2,053,061 registered voters are to vote for their preferred candidate.
While analysing the breakdown, the Commission’s National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun stated that the Commission approved the final list of voters for the elections yesterday.
According to him, the register had integrated new voters from the recent Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) as well as the figures of successful applicants for transfer from other states of the federation to the two states.
“Edo State now has 2,629,025 registered voters. Of this figure, 1,370,061 (52.11%) are males while 1,258,964 (47.89%) are females. Youths (18 – 35 years) account for 983,133 (37.4%), followed by 914,806 middle aged (36 – 49) persons. Together, they constitute 1,897,939 (72.2%) of registered voters in the state,” he said.
“In terms of occupation, 868,764 students constitute the majority of voters (33.05%). There are 4,199 (0.16%) Persons with Disability (PWDs). The new register represents 4.9% increase over the 2023 General Election figure of 2,501,081.
“Ondo State now has 2,053,061 registered voters. Of this figure, 1,034,006 (50.36%) are males while 1,034,964 (47.89%) are females. Youths (18 – 35 years) account for 726,944 (35.41%), followed by 721,982 (35.17%) middle aged (36 – 49) persons. Together, they constitute 1,448,926 (70.57%) of registered voters in the state.
“In terms of occupation, 694,938 students constitute the majority of voters (33.85%). There are 1,782 (0.09%) Persons with Disability (PWDs).The new register represents a 3.0% increase over the 2023 General Election figure of 1,191,344.
“The detailed breakdown of the register for each state by local government areas, gender, age, occupation and disability has been uploaded to our website and social media platforms for public information.
“In the next few days, the Commission will release the timetable for the collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) for the two states for all categories of voters, including new registrants from the last CVR, voters that applied for transfers, replacements and uncollected cards from previous registrations,” Olumekun said.
